Hebden’s favourite funky cat returns to present La Puta’s big bad May Balls at the Trades. Come slink and wind yourself around tumescent tunes served up hot by DJs Johnny Boy and Madame Muffin, with special guests on the decks. VJ Teflon Timi beaming it to the big screen. Expect everything from drum’n’bass and electroclash thru to bhangra, breaks and punk’n’soul.  Be inappropriate – £1 off for suggestive dress – balls welcome! Meow!! The last gig sold out, so cum early to avoid disappointment. We shall be donating all profits to the Free Gaza Break the Siege project which aims to take a ship of human rights volunteers and public figures to Gaza this summer. The ship will carry aid and cargo and will challenge the blockade of the sea route, as well as Israel’s occupation of Palestine. www.freegaza.org

Ian is probably best known in Yorkshire as a TV presenter but, from following the hippy trail to India to helping prisoners in Wakefield Jail create an opera, Ian has done many other things in his life. He’s a performance poet and writer and his autobiography Bringing it all Back Home, tells a story of his journeys, always returning to his Yorkshire roots. It’s also a musical journey with blues, jazz and folk music that acts as a background to the lives of ordinary folk wherever they are. Ian will provide chat, answer questions and provides a few songs, helping raise money for Calderdale Unity Against Racism.

A special May Day Climate Chaos Comedy night with Rob Newman, the man who wrote the history of the world backwards, featured on many TV shows – starting with the Mary Whitehouse Experience, sold out Wembley but never sold out his politics. Rob has been actively involved with climate change and globalisation issues and will provide education with laughs. Star of BBC4’s ‘History Of The World Backwards’ and ‘History Of Oil’,  Rob Newman  mixes stand-up, ukulele and character comedy, and gives it some about Peak Oil and all. ‘He is the funniest comedian I have ever seen. . . This is what watching Lenny Bruce must have been like’ - The Sunday Times. '"Robert Newman’s History Of Oil" is one of the most important comedy performances ever released’ - The Guardian. A benefit for the Climate Chaos Kitchen, a monthly event raising issues such as climate change, peak oil and collective solutions for our future.
Eat before you come!
Kitchen as usual next time.
Next Month - Sun June 1st - Transition Towns! Should We Become A Transition Town? With Speaker Paul Chatterton.

Contact climatechaoskitchen@yahoo.co.uk

A workshop to learn about making electronic music using whatever we can find. We will be sampling anything that makes a noise, from stamping feet to dripping taps, and using effects to change the sound and make the samples into a tune. This will be living proof that you don't need to be musical to make music!
Also 'Audacity' – This is a workshop to play with recorded music by building up tracks using existing tracks. You will be experiementing with cutting and pasting tracks together: So bring cds along with you that you want to 'remix'. No specialist knowledge of music or computers is necessary. And remember 'If I can't dance its not my revolution'.

Steve Ashley has long been regarded as one of British folk's finest singer songwriters. His reputation for writing contemporary songs inspired by the English Tradition was established in 1974 with his innovative debut album, Stroll On. Since then his songs have been recorded by many leading folk artists including Anne Briggs, Dave Pegg and PJ Wright, The Arizona Smoke Review, Martin and Jessica Simpson, Grace Notes, Phil Beer, Maggie Boyle and The Bushwackers. In February 2007 Fairport Convention released their 40th Anniversary album Sense of Occasion with a cover version of Steve's song 'Best Wishes' as the album's closing track. Fairport also performed the song as an encore throughout their UK Winter Tour. He has also played a significant role in the development of British folk-rock, performing as a lead singer with the first Albion Country Band, then with his own Ragged Robin and various line-ups of The Steve Ashley Band.

Hebden Bridge and District International Group hosts an evening for visitors from Warstein and St Pol sur Ternoise. Entertainment from Creedy & Richard. Details from David Parry 01422 845632.

Created by a Palestinian, Israeli and North & South American team, this film describes the work of a movement forging a Palestine-Isreali consensus for non-violence and peace.

Michael Weston King is wideley acknowledged as one of Britian's finest singer songwriters, Admired by the likes of Chris Hillman, Ron Sexsmith, and the legendary Townes van Zandt (who recorded one of Michael's songs), he draws his influence from a wide range of styles, from Pop to Folk,  from Country music to Soul. He is the former leader of U.K. Alt Country pioneers The Good Sons, with whom he made 4 critically acclaimed albums in a seven year career, which was recently celebrated by the double album, Cosmic Fireworks-The Best of The Good Sons (1994-2001). Michael’s new album A New Kind of Loneliness has been acclaimed across the music and nation press and many feel it is his best so far. In support we will have Steve Gifford on his Boy on a Beach tour and we’re really pleased these two tours will meet here.

Kangaroo Moon weave many strands from world, rock, folk and dance, with acoustic and electronic influences into a funky, psychedelic, heart-lifting wall of sound. Trancy, richly melodic and dancey, listeners experience a sound which unites the body and soul in deep, joyful psychedelia and elemental dance. Their roots are in the music people play and the music people dance to.They've played and danced their way through more than a few permutations of global sound. Folk music - the folk of the world. Also DJ Purusha (Cabbage) and VJ Magic Lantern (also Cabbage).

Mr Skin is a band hailing from two exotic locations - the south of France and the Caribbean island of St Martin. The band lives 6 months in each place and is a regular working band. Band members are Dave Morris aka Mr Skin, former Hebden Bridge resident on guitar and lead vocals; Philippe Deyzieux on drums and BVs and Dan Perry on bass. Dave was a member of the first band ever to play at the Trades Club when it opened in the early eighties – and is back to celebrate the club’s 25th anniversary. His band at the time was the Apocalypse Choir. Dave left Hebden in 1983 and after a short time living in Manchester moved abroad to France. The band has over 80 original songs and many covers in a great variety of styles. This tour is the first of the present band outside of France / St Martin and the first time Dave has toured his home country since 1989. If you like to move and shake this is the band for you!

Bob Brozman is a guitarist like no other: an established and prolific recording artist, performer, producer, and author, Bob is a non-stop world traveller and tireless researcher in ethnomusicology. His work with musicians from around the world in the past several years has marked him as not only a virtuoso musician and slide guitarist, but also as a pioneer in finding a common thread among global musical cultures. He defines world music by travel, picking it up along the way and dropping off new variations at every stop.

An intoxicating blend of Afro beat-funk grooves and dub. Excellent musicianship, danceability and charisma - this seven-man outfit are a revelation. The streets of South London where roots and dancehall rub shoulders with Afro beat, hip hop and dub provides the recipe for Soothsayers' organic and unique sound. The powerful vocals from, the elder statesman of Afrobeat, Adesose Wallace summons the sprit of Africa to the stage. Add to this a slice of chunky horns and back up vocals from co-writers and producers Idris Rahman and Robin Hopcraft and a rhythm section that'll rock you 'til sunrise.

Hosted by the Calderdale Green Party plus Climate Chaos Kitchen and PBF Hebden Bridge, we have Message in the Waves at 5pm - family friendly showing with free entry. This film inspired Hebden's plastic bag free campaign. How Cuba Survived Peak Oil at 8pm with presentations & discussion after.